Experiences of patients with chronic low back disorder of the use of spinal stabilisation exercises- A qualitative study

Exercises as the primary mode of treatment for low back disorders aim to achieve pain reduction, improvement in functional abilityand quality of life of for low back disorder sufferers. However the bio-chemical events associated with the use of these exercises in terms of theireffects on pain relieving neuropeptides have not been well established. Thisstudy was carried out to investigate the effects of spinal stabilisation, backextension and treadmill walking exercises on plasma levels of serotonin andbeta-endorphin.Twenty volunteers (10 males and 10 females) without low back pain participated in the study. They were randomly allocated either to one of theexercise groups, where participants carried out one of the spinal stabilisation, back extension and treadmill walkingexercises or the control (no exercise) group. The main outcome measures used in this study were plasma levels of serotonin and beta-endorphin measured with Enzyme linked immuno absorbent assay (ELISA) technique.The results of this study showed that spinal stabilisation and treadmill walking exercises produced significantincrease in plasma serotonin levels (P < 0.05) however there were no significant changes in the plasma levels of beta-endorphin in all the exercise groups (P > 0.05).It could be that biochemical effects associated with stabilisation and treadmill walking exercises therefore mayinvolve production of serotonin and its release into the plasma.

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Experiences of individuals with chronic low back pain during and after their participation in a spinal stabilisation exercise programme – A pilot qualitative study

Manual Therapy ◽

10.1016/j.math.2009.10.006 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 179-184 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Oluwaleke Sokunbi ◽

Vinette Cross ◽

Peter Watt ◽

Ann Moore

Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Chronic Low Back Pain ◽

Exercise Programme ◽

Low Back ◽

Spinal Stabilisation

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Reasons of drop-out from rehabilitation in patients of Turkish and Moroccan origin with chronic low back pain in The Netherlands: A qualitative study

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine ◽

10.2340/16501977-0536 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 42 (6) ◽

pp. 566-573 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

M Sloots ◽

JHM Dekker ◽

M Pont ◽

EAC Bartels ◽

JHB Geertzen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Chronic Low Back Pain ◽

Drop Out ◽

Low Back

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Torso kinematics and low back disorder risk as a function of pallet orientation

Occupational Ergonomics ◽

10.3233/oer-2004-4303 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 173-183

Author(s):

Michael J. Jorgensen ◽

Amit Handa ◽

Prabaharan Veluswamy

Keyword(s):

Low Back ◽

Back Disorder ◽

Disorder Risk

The objective of this study was to assess the affect of pallet location on torso kinematics during lifting. Participants transferred 11.3 kg boxes to pallets at two orientations and two distances from a constant lift origin. When reorienting the pallet from 180° to 90°, torso twist, lateral and sagittal torso kinematics increased when palletizing to various locations on the pallet when keeping the pallet distance far. Torso flexion increased slightly at the lowest level on the pallet independent of the pallet distance. When keeping the pallet distance close, torso twist kinematics decreased only when palletizing to the highest and closest position of the pallet. When reorienting the pallet from 180° to 90° adjacent to the lift origin, the best strategy to reduce torso kinematics appears to be to eliminate the transferring of loads to the lowest level of the pallet, and keeping the pallet close to the lift origin.

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